Adjustable-saw carriage for folding arm radial saws



Sept. 22,1953

H. c. HENRY ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS Filed A ril 29, 1948 Sheets-Sheet 1 5 B In.

Horace 6. Henry INVENTOR.

Attorney:

H. C. HENRY Sept. 22, 1953 ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS Filed April 29. 1948 7 Sheets-Sheet 2 z w wmw mum wmw V RM H mm -i w 6 9 W M M m m/ nulnirn 7 NE o! .03 mmw www www w vnw g V mt m Sept. 22, 1953 H. C. HENRY ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS Filed April 29, 1948 7 Sheets-Sheet 3 3 mm 8 own E E R mm G 0% mm 2 mm mv an om own ON 9k mum 2N mm mm om vm Q mm mm .2 2 um t B E i E w an w VW 90 mm Nb m6 vv wv mm mm m t H. C. HENRY Sept. 22, 1953 ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS 7 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed April 29. 1948 llllllllllllllllllllllIIINIIII 4 9 I l 4 H .6\\\ I 0 M7 3 8(.' l I 6 m m pt- 2, 1953 H. c. HENRY 2,652,862

ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS Filed April 29, 1948 I v 1' Sheets-Sheet 5 I20 I70 I56 Horace 6. Henry INVENTOR.

Sept. 22, 1953 H. c. HENRY 2,652,362

ADJUSTABLE-SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING ARM RADIAL SAWS 7 sheets-sheet 7 Filed April 29. 1948 i ll Horace 6. Henry Patented Sept. 22, 1 953 UNITED STATES.

ADJUSTABLE SAW CARRIAGE FOR FOLDING:

ARM RADIAL SAWS.

Horacet- CFI-Ienry, Sherman; Tex; Applfc'atiiinnprilw;1948,"Seria1 No.'23;945"

14 .Glaiinsr (Cl. 1143--6).

This invention; comprises :1 novel. andusetul. im provements in a folding :arm;radial saw 'anol more specifically pertains to a suppiortinginiechanismi for-yarsaw whereby the latter: may positioned at various angles, in various .elirec'tions andimayzis be "selectively moved along; a straight line at 1 prev determined'directions with respect to its support.=

The primary obj ect: of this'invention: istoprovide. a supportingrmeans -for conveniently, positioningxa saw in various desired positions and; in general for rendering theruse of axpower oper ated saw more satisfactory by enabling-the user; tov more: easily position: the. sa'vviin'rvarious. posi tions. and at. varying angles-with: respect'to? the" work.v

Anrimportant'feature of: the invention resides in: the provision: of. a: supporting; linkage for a saw whereby-the linkage: may; beicompactly folded topositionthetsaw closely adj acent the: point 2 of. support; and maybe" extended. to giveaverylarge range:ofzmovement: throughiwhichi the: saw may betoperatedi- A further ieaturaof: therinvention; residesrim the-provisionr of. a .supportingiinliage: assseti forthi in: the precedingrparagraph. goonsistingmf as pa-ii'ir off? pivotedsupporting; arim :men'lbersiv which may; be angularly: diSKlOSfidiIWii-Th': relations to eachtotherand to: thersupporting; 'structuremfzithez device;-

Y-etaanother iieaturezof thet-inventionrresiilesaiin the provision or a supportinaflinkagerasesetiforthlz hereinbeforenwherein the "linkaeeimay be: locked: to: the. supporting element .ofistheeapparatnsaini variouszpositions-a of angularr adjustment there about; and:wherein:thesupporting armsz-mayib'ei locked: with: respect-to? eachr otheir in: various ant guiar:dispositioins;l

A stilllfurtheriimportantzieatures ofi-thevinvena tion resides -,in';the' provision" ofaaa-supportingi'link age-..as1 setr-"fonthrwabovei wherein: aaptrirkv of-J paral leiogramssoiz linlragetara combined?itoifacilitate the easy positioningzof thfe sawiintany desired cation: Within-1'thEEIQIlEBr".OfiYmDVGITIBIlfi Of itheap paratusa.

Yet another; importantrfeature ofcithe zinvention resides int the. provision: ofzfarzmeans; for? uniting the above 1 mentioned; 3 parallel; linkages-, whereby the linkage is;-capable2-of::prodl1cing a' straight. line. movement of the; saw in. any predetermined. direction;v as-vthe: folding; arms; arm; straightened.

Still another. important: feature of. the invenz-r tion,..is.- to. provide: an. improvects'aw. carriage; whichmayjbe mounted-upon a. supporting linke age asset forth hereinbefore,whereinthesaw; maybe tilted .at.variousdesired; angles-atovtlie 55 vertioallplaneg. wherein-..the saw: is mounted :aon:

a vsavr'carriagewhich berraised or lowered: in; a" verticalplane; together: with .stop meansafoir; limitingjthe extremesofftheivarious movements. permissible inth'e. saw. carriage. 60

These,. together... with a various. ancillary fea--.* tures'. andi'obiects of theinventiom which;..willil become. later apparent.- as the following; descrip r-. tion vprooeecls, are: attained-by this; device; aspires ferred'embodiment of which has been illustrated 65 Figure 2. is. a top plan'; viewof. the: arrangementand; position of. parts..-. shown in: Figure .1, certain concealed parts of the: device being indicated in dottedilinesv therein;

Figure 3isafragmenta-ry side elevational view of the device-showni-imFigurei 1, the. supporting linkage. being shown. in-..its extended. position;

Figure .4 iis-a-top planiview; of the. saw carriage,

thesupportingshafttherefor being shown in. section;

Figure 5 is-a side elevational. view of the. saw carriage, the saw: beinggremoved therefrom and certain concealed. partsbeingtindicated in dotted lines. therein Figure Siis-an enlargedsverticaltransverseiseo-- tional detail: view takensubstantially. from theplane of the section line 6-6 of Figure 4 and. illustrating the arrangement" andhonstruction of various members.- of the; saw carriage;

Fig'urex-wisa iurtherdetail view; at vertical.

transverse:sectiomtaken substantially from the. planet-of the section linefl -t of: Eigurefiand indicating;furthenconstructi'onal details of the saw carriage Figure siisia fragmentary. sectional detail. view taken. substantially-from; the'zplaneof theflblQr arrangement of a stop: member. ofthe saw car riage Figure 9 (Sheet 2) is a fragmentary,- sectional detail view taken. uponaanenl'argeda scaie substantially: from. the: plane ofz the section line. 9-9:

of: Figure: 1 andashowing; an operatingmeansr for adjusting; a portion :of the saw carriage;

Figure: 10 iswa? similarenla-rged: sectional detail view takeni substantially. from the-plane of the section. line: i {is-4'3: of Figure 1'. and illustrating: a telescopingly adjustable handle :for." moving the arms;

Figure 11-. is a further: enlarged-sectional detail.

view taken substantially from:v the plane of: the section line-l I-I l of. Figured andiillustratingi a lockingzwmeans forrthesaw carriage;

Figure-12 (Sheet 1:): is a iurthensectional: detailview taken? substantially: fromrther plane of the: section liner I 2 -4 2 of Figure. 1'. and. illustratingfurtheridetailsof .thefgearing means for adjusting:

a partoii= thesaw carriage;.i

Eigure 13 (Sheetl3) islan enlarged?frag-mentary detail view taken: substantially iirvertical trans=-- VBISQT'SECHOH andifiof the plane of -thla seCtion line-- B 3-4? of figure-:5- and 'illustrating' the constructioni of: an adjustable stopmember of the saw carriage? Eigurel: (Sheet? 6) isian elevational view, parts being; broken! away: of: what may" be termed the base plates? of .thei'sawiicarriages;

Figure 15 is a side elevational view, parts being broken away and certain concealed portions being indicated in dotted line of what may be termed the head assembly of the saw carriage;

Figure 16 is a horizontal sectional view through the saw carriage taken substantially from the plane of the section line 16-46 of Figure and illustrating the manner of assembling the head assembly upon the base plates of the saw carriage;

Figure 17 is an enlarged fragmentary elevational view of a portion of Figure 14, certain parts being broken away and other concealed parts being indicated by dotted lines;

Figure 18 is a fragmentary sectional detail view taken upon an enlarged scale substantially upon the plane of the section line l8i8 of Figure 17;

Figure 19 is a fragmentary perspective view, parts being broken away, and illustrating certain structural details of the adjustable stop means of the base plate assembly of the saw carriage; and,

Figure 20 (Sheet 3) is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken upon an enlarged scale, of a portion of the connecting assembly of the folding arm arrangement of the device.

Referring now more specifically to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals designate similar parts throughout the various views, the numeral i6 designates a table or platform of any suitable type upon which the material to be sawed is placed, this platform having rising therefrom and secured thereto a column i2 comprising a support body having a laterally extending head Hi at its upper end upon which is supported a supporting linkage carrying the saw.

Folding arm supporting linkage The folding arm supporting linkage, shown in Figures 1, 2, 3 and 20, is intended to support the saw assembly and permit the latter to be moved at any desired distance along a straight line upon any desired radius of the vertical axis and includes an inner arm 16 which is journalled as by a pivot pin [8 to the head M for swinging movement in a horizontal plane throughout a range of nearly 360 degrees. This inner arm 16 is preferably of hollow construction as indicated best in Figure 20, and if desired could be formed of tubular construction.

Mounted concentric with the upper end of the axle or pivot pin [8, above the head is of the support body is a plate 26 constituting a link, and provided with reinforcing ribs 22, see Figures 1 and 2. The plate 26 is journalled on a boss 2! rising above the surface of the plate 32 to be later described, the pin l8 being journalled in this boss.

Preferably integrally formed upon this plate 28 is a sector shaped plate 24 having an areuate slot 26 disposed peripherally thereof. A clamping or looking bolt 28 having a shoulder 29 riding on the top of plate 24 extends through and rides freely in the slot 26, as the plate 26 is rotated, this clamping bolt extending through and being retained in a bore or aperture in a laterally extending plate 32 integrally extending laterally from the support body 14. The arrangement is such that when the clamping bolt 23 is loosened, the link 28 may be rotated freely, the clamping bolt 28 sliding through the slot 26 as the sectorial plate 24 rotates with the link. When the desired rotational position has been attained, the clamping bolt 28 is tightened, thereby locking the sector and the link 26 in predetermined position. The member 35 constitutes a movable stop member carried by the member 32 and movable into position upwardly for engagement or abutment with the adjustable, fixed stop 3! depending from, carried by and movable with the sector plate 24. These stops thus enable the operator to quickly position the plate 24 in certain predetermined, commonly used angular positions relative to the head Hi and plate 32.

As may be readily seen by reference to Figure l, a trammel 34 may be formed upon the edge of the plate 32 for registration with an index or scale 36 forming upon the edge of the sectorial plate 24, in order to readily adjust the sectorial plate and link 26 in any desired exact angular relation with respect to the supporting head l4, independently of the members 38, 3!.

A link 38 has one terminal pivotally connected as at 66 to the end of the link 26, while its other terminal is pivoted as at A2 to the upper portion of a connecting assembly housing 34, see Figure 20, to be described hereinafter. The other end of the inner support arm I6 is journalled as by a pivot pin 46 and anti-friction bearings 48 in the connecting assembly housing 44, detachable cover plates 58 being provided for obtaining access to the bearing assemblies 48 and to the pivot pin 46. It will thus be seen that the members 28, I6, 38 and i comprise a parallelogram for parallel linkage arrangement. In this set of links of the parallelogram, the members 38 and i6 have the same distance between their pivoted extremities, while the members 28 and M likewise have their abovementioned pivot points equidistantly spaced.

An outer supporting arm 52, of generally similar construction to the arm I6, is journalled as by pivot pin 54 within the connecting assembly 44 by means of the anti-friction bearing assemblies 48 retained under the removable cover plates 50. At its outer end, the outer arm 52 is provided with a vertically extending integral tubular bushing or sleeve 56. Rotatably journalled in the sleeve 56 is a support rod 58, upon whose upper end is journalled a link or lever 60. A plate 6| (Figure 1) is rigidly attached to rod 58 and is angularly, adjustably secured to the lever 66 in order to vary the horizontal angular relation of the rod 58 and the mechanism carried thereby relative to the controlling parallel linkage of the folding arm assembly. A link 62 has one extremity pivotally connected as at 64 to the outer end of the link 60, while the other extremity is pivoted as at 66 to an arm 68 extending from the connecting assembly housing 44. It will thus be seen that the links 52 and 62, the link 60 and the arm 68 comprise a second parallel bar linkage or parallelogram, in which members 52 and 62 have the same lengths between their pivoted extremities, while members 68 and 68 likewise are equidistant between their pivot points. It should be here noted that members 38, l 6, 52 and 62 are equidistantly spaced at their extremity pivots, While members 26 and 44 have the same pivot distances and members 60 and 68 are likewise equal but 44 need not be equal to 60. This construction permits straight line motion of rod 58 and the mechanisms carried thereby, relating to the members [2 and I4.

Rigidly attached to the adjacent ends of the arms [6 and 52 and concentric with their pivot pins 46 and 54, are a pair of segments 12 and 14 provided with meshing gear teeth 16 and 18 respectively. These gear teeth thereby synchronize the movements of the arms l6 and 52, whereby the two parallelograms above described, cause the straight line motion of the support rod 58 when the clamping means 28 is secured, and the arms 52 and 62 are pivoted relative to each other.

aura-seer The-purpose of -this arrangement isto insuresthat asaw; or any otheetool or implement-which: is supported-i-by= the 'rod -58; may: be moved along a:

straight line toward's and'from: the supporting post I2, aS-the arms I6 and 52-are folded or unfolded with respect to' each other; and that :this" straight line=movementmay be adjusted angularlyand rotatably" about the vertical axis" I8 by which the folding arms are pivoted to thesupport I2;

Secured beneath the connecting assembly 44;

is a quadrant shaped plate 8Il'- provided with an arcuate-slot 82 therein for'the reception of alock ingbolt or clamp 84 carried by thedbwersurface of the -armi52 It will thus beseenthat by'lock-- ing the clamp 84; the arm' 52' may be secured rig-idly in= predeterminedangular 'position with re-- spectto the connecting assemblyhousing 44".

A locking means which may'conveni'ently com-- prise a spring-pressed plunger 86; carried byand depending from arm 60; is provided for'clamping the arm 60 to' theplate 6 I; to thereby -rotatab1'ylock the support 58 to the arm 52-, this plunger being: alternatively: engageable in apert'ure' 8-1 (Figure:2) to lock the members 60 and BI ina' 90 displaced position. Thus the sawcarriage carriedby the rod: 58 may be selectively locked to: the folding arm linkage in one of two posi'- tions displaced 9-0 from each other;

From; the foregoing, it will be seen that" the support rod 58 may be conveniently positioned at varying: distances and varying angular positionsaboutlthesupportcolumn I2 and may be caused to move in a straight line to and from the mem' berrI 2;. along varyin predetermined-angularradii therefrom,- and any'tool-mounte'd onthe support rodi 58wil1'. therefore be movable in a; straight" line upon any predeterminedradius which is adjustable but fixed relative to the support col-' umn. I2;

Sawcarriaye assembly As. may be seen by reference to. Figures 1, 3, a saw carriage assembly designatedgenerally by the numeral 88, is rigidly attached to. and sup ported by the supporting rod 58 for. movement by the above-described supporting arm linkage. The construction of this saw assemblyis best seen. by reference to Figures 4, 5; 6, 14-19 ..v As shown bestiin Figures 1 and 6, the. supportrod 58.ter-

minates at its lowerendin a support bracket 90- to*which is securedas by bolts 92] thesaw car.-

riag e assembly. This saw carriage assembly see Figures 4; 6, T and19, .is composed of two sub-v assemblies a base. plate assembly indicated g nera'll'yby the. numeral 94 and upon which is ad-' justably mounted a head plate assemblyindicated generally by thenumeral 96;

Referring first'to the base plate assembly, it. will'ibe seen that there is provided a base. plate 98".to which is secured a bearing plate I00, by.

means of the above-mentioned fasteningbolts 92.

Thisbearing plate is. provided with an arcuate;

bearing surface IllZ'; see in particular Figure 14,

upon which is sli'dably mounted a slide I04 which-v slide is likewise arc shaped.

Upon the upper. convex surface of this slide.- lll liare provided a plurality. of rack teeth lilfifor,

the carrier plate Hi! and the base plate 98 are roughly 'quadrantshaped It will be not'ed'by reference to Figure 65 that thecarrier plate IIB closely overlaps the bearing plate I00; while the an aperture or slot IZZ- formed in'the base plate:-

98; and -through which extends a: gear I24 whichis -constantiyin mesh with-the' rack teeth I'llB of theslide'I-Ile; This-pinion is-formed upon a shaft: I26, having one extremity'journalle'd as-at: I28 within the cover plat'e H6; while the other end thereof isjour-nalled in: the" wall of a housing I32 suitably attachedte the base" plate 983 Thede tails-of the foregoing construction are shown best in Figures 1 2-and= 18;

As -shown best: in. Figure 18', the control shaft- I2fi 'is provided w-ith a gear I 3 4, whichconstantlw ;.meshes With: agear I35 carried: by a shaft I38;

whereby rotationof this shaft 7 will result in an arcuate" sliding movement of the rack-o1" slide; carrying therewith the sectorial shaped carrier plate II II As shown more clearly in- Figurethe. shaft I 38- extends through a boss- I48 ofthe housing I32", and 'at its outer extremity:is provided w-itli a: detaehablehe'ad Hi2 secured thereto as by'a setscrew HM, which head detachably-receives therein*' a handle I4 6 in a transverse bore in the head, which handle is" retainedas by a' set screw- I482 Asshownin"the detail*view of Figure 11, a clamping means" is provided for" frictionally clamping and securing the carrier plate IIG in.

its various'acljustedpositions. In the retracted position", see'Figurel, theweight' of the motor and other'parts iscapab'le of" holding it there; clamping means includes a bolt' I50; having a handle I52'onthe outerend'thereof, and a collar I 55161:. abutting engagementlwith the. base plate 9851. The: shank of1thebo1t ieoextends through. the. fillerorspacer plate. I'I2,.through1the cover. plate I16; and. at. its. outer. end screw-threadedly engages a clamping lug or plate I56. Thistlug has-'arfinger-onc1aw I58 which overlaps and engages theouter, arcuate. edge of the carrier. plate II-Oi The. lugv IEfi-thuscauses plate IIeto press andegrip the. upper. edge of plate I64, therebyclampingthe. same tightly: to the base plate assembly Stop means. are. provided for. limitingthe arcuate..movement of the carrier plate relative to the-base .p1ate-.- This means'includes a stop I66 which .is-pivotedas at I62 to theouter surface of theficoverrplate M 5; The positionof this stop'is. shown inaFigures-r l fi} 9, Sand 19, while its con-- structiomand mounting is .shown best in liiguresv 13 .andt19..

The lug. I56, as above mentioned. isv secured adjacentone endof the carrier plate.- Ht', and.

constitutesta fixed. stop whichis provided with. a.

firststop-surface I68. at oneendthereof; andfia bevelledor inclined stop. I'lil extending backwardly, and upwardlytherefrom. Obviously, the pivotedstop. IE8] may be so adjustedas to. be. po

sitionedf'. against either. the forwardly extending surface I68; as shown in. Figure 19, which is the operative position, or'onithe'rearwardly and inclined surface llwoftheilug or stop I56; which is the" inoperative position; thereby providing" This. 1

This

masses means for adjustably stopping the movement of the carrier plate in two positions thereof. Thus, pivoted stop I in the position shown in Figure 19 constitutes a stop for limiting movement of the plate M0 to a angle while when N is pivoted into its inoperative position and lies upon the surface I70, the claw I58 constitutes a first or second stop, limiting the plate IIO to a angular movement.

Adjacent its other end, the carrier plate I I0 has secured thereon as by bolts I'I2, see Figure '7, a member I14 which has threaded therein an adjusting stop screw I'IB, as shown in Figures 8 and 19. This adjusting screw I16 is positioned to selectively engage the stops I60 and I58, above mentioned, at a predetermined arcuate movement of the slide and carrier plate.

As shown in Figure 7, a further stop means is provided for limiting the movement of the carrier plate. This means includes a body I18 secured as at I to the bearing plate I00 and provided with an adjusting screw I82 extending therethrough into position to engage the rear end of the stop member H4. As will readily be seen, the screw I02 can be adjusted to cause the stop I'M to engage the same and restrict or limit movement of the carrier plate in its retracted position.

As shown best in Figures 4 and 19, a trammel or indicator finger I84 is suitably secured to the carrier plate and is adapted to register with graduated scales I80 formed upon a peripheral housing member I83 which encloses and is secured to the edges of the base plate 08, the filler plate H2 and the cover plate IIB.

Attention is now directed more particularly to Figures 6, 14 and 16 wherein it will be seen that there is secured to the carrier plate I 50 a bracket I85 by means of fastening screws IN. This bracket is provided with longitudinally extending flanges or ribs I88 which are connected by a transverse rib or web I90. The exterior surfaces of the legs or ribs I80 join the body portion of the bracket along an inwardly inclined surface to form shoulders or guideways I92. This web I90 comprises the means by which the head plate assembly of the jaw carriage is adjustably mounted upon the base plate assembly. The construction of the head plate assembly will now be described by reference particularly to Figures 4-7, 14-16.

An inner plate I94 substantially rectangular in shape, see Figures 5, 15 and 16, is provided with a centrally and laterally extending boss I98. An anchor plate 500 of substantially circular shape is provided with an axial aperture by which the same is seated upon the boss I06, the anchor plate being rigidly attached to the inner plate I94 as by screws 200 (Figure 6). An outer plate 202 likewise substantially circular and of greater diameter than either of the previously mentioned plates is journalled axially upon the boss I90 for free rotation thereon. Retaining means are provided for preventing the detachment of the outer plate from the anchor plate. This means consists of an arcuately shaped clamping plate 204 together with filler or spacer plate 206, the clamping, filler and outer plates being rigidly secured to each other as by fastening bolts 203. The inner concave surface of the filler plate 200 is closely spaced from the convex outer surface of the anchor plate I08, so that the clamping plate 204 constitutes a flange which embraces the anchor plate I98 and rotatably retains the outer plate thereon. One of the bolts 208 is provided with a shoulder 209 and an extending stem 2I I,

see Figures 3 and 7, by means of which the members 202 and 204 may be frictionally clamped on the anchor plate I98 to lock the outer plate 202 in various angularly adjusted positions.

Fastened as by screws 2 I0 to the outer plate, is a bracket member 2 I2 having a concave surface 2I4 for detachably receiving the housing of a motor 2 i 8, see Figure 4, which carries and drives a radial saw 220 provided with a guard or shield 222. Suitable fastening bolts extend through aperture 224 in the bracket 2I2 for detachably securin the saw motor thereto. It may thus be seen that the saw motor and blade may be readily tilted by merely rotating the outer plate 202 about the anchor plate 503, within certain limits. Extending rearwardly from the clamping plate 200, are a pair of spaced lugs 220 and 228 which are provided with adjusting screws 230 (Figs. 15 and 16) which screws are adapted to abut the relative stationary member I94 for limiting the arcuate movement of the saw supporting tilting outer plate 202.

This inner plate I94 is provided with marginal rims or legs 22? slidably embracing the legs I88.

As will be seen in Figure 16, the end surfaces of these legs 22? slide upon the shoulders I92 of the bracket Hi l, while the inner surfaces of legs 22? embrace, slide upon and form a dove-tailed connection with the outer surfaces of the legs I88. It will thus be seen that by means of the inner plate I9 1, the head plate assembly is slidably secured upon the base plate assembly for movement therewith and thereon.

As shown more clearly in Figure 6, the member We is provided with a transversely extending rib or plate 229 at its upper end, which plate substantially overlies the web 590 of the bracket I84. The shouldered shank 230 of a feed screw 232 is rotatably but non-slidably secured in a bore of the plate or web 229, by means of a bushing 230 attached as by a pin 230. The screw 232 thread.- edly engages a suitable bore in the Web I90, whereby upon rotation of the screw, the inner plate i9 3, and therewith the entire head plate assembly is slidably adjusted upon the bracket I8 1 of the base plate assembly. To facilitate such adjustment, a reversible ratchet and pawl assembly indicated generally by the numeral 238 is attached to the upper end of the shank 230, this ratchet assembly having a handle 240 for operating the same. By suitable manipulation of the ratchet assembly, which may be of any design and conventional type, the screw 232 is rotated causin a sliding adjustment of the head plate assembly upon the base plate assembly.

As shown in Figures 4 and '7, the head plate assembly is provided with a peripheral cover 242 secured in any suitable manner, which cover may be provided with suitable indicia 244 for registry with any suitable trammel whereby the angular inclination of the outer plate with respect to the inner plate may be readily seen and any desired angular adjustment may be thereby easily obtained.

It is to be noted that it is important for the center or focus of the radii of all of the arcuate surfaces of the various sliding members of the base plate subassembiy 05 shall be substantially upon the surface of the saw table in order that the saw will be properly positioned upon the work throughout the entire range of adjustments.

As shown generally in Figures 1, 3, 4 and in detail in Figure 10, the plate 98 is provided with a telescopically adjustable handle 250 for manipulating the folding arm assembly. A bracket 252 is attached as by bolts 254 to plate 98 and has a threaded socket or bore 256 therein, which detachably receives the threaded end of a tubular rod 258. Welded or otherwise rigidly attached to the bracket 252 and concentric with the bore 256 is a sleeve 26!! havin an apertured or flanged outer end 262. A stop ring or collar 254 is secured in the sleeve 263 against the flange 262 and serves as a stop for engagement by a similar collar 266 carried by the threaded end of the tubular rod 258 and slidable in the sleeve 266.

Thus the handle 250 carried by the outer end of rod 258 may be rigidly attached to bracket 252 by the screw-threaded engagement in the socket 256, in the telescoped position of the handle, as shown in full lines in Figure or alternatively, after rod 258 is unscrewed from socket 256, may be extended within sleeve 266 as shown in dotted lines in Figure 10.

The adjustable handle facilitates the manipulation of the folding arm support of the saw when making long straight cuts.

From the foregoing it is believed that the manner of operating and constructing the invention will be readily understood and further explanation is believed to be unnecessary. However, since numerous modifications and equivalents will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is, after a consideration of the foregoing specification and attached drawings, not intended to limit the invention to the exact construction shown and described, since the drawings and description are to be regarded as illustrative of the principles of the invention only. Accordingly, it is to be understood that all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to falling within the scope of the appended claims.

Havin described the invention, claimed as new is:

l. A saw carriage comprising a base plate having a bearing surface mounted thereon, a slide oscillatably mounted on said bearing surface, means on said base plate for moving said slide, retaining means on said base plate for guiding and retaining said slide on said bearing surface, a support plate secured to said slide, a bracket secured to said support plate, a head assembly having a saw journaled thereon, said head assembly being mounted on said bracket, adjusting means for slidably moving said head assembly on said bracket, a horizontal support rod mounted for rotation about a vertical axis, means mounting said saw carriage in depending relation upon said support rod for rotation therewith about said vertical axis.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said bracket has a screw threaded bore, said adjusting means comprising a screw journalled in said head assembly and engaged in said bore, and a ratchet handle for rotating said screw.

3. The combination of claim 1 wherein said bracket and said head assembly have cooperating dove-tailed guideways.

4. The combination of claim 1 wherein said bearing surface and said slide are arcuate.

5. The combination of claim 4 wherein the convex surface of said slide has rack teeth thereon, said first means comprising a gear engaging said rack teeth.

6. The combination of claim l wherein said retaining means includes a cover plate secured to said base plate and overlying said slide.

7. The combination of claim 6 wherein said support plate is secured to and overlaps one side what is of said slide, said support plate being in the same plane as said cover plate.

8. The combination of claim 7 including a spacer plate in the same plane and lying beyond said slide, said spacer being secured between said base and cover plates.

9. The combination of claim 1 including a stop carried by said base plate and a pair of spaced stops on said support plate, said spaced stops being selectively engageable with said first stop for limiting the arcuate movement of said support plate.

10. The combination of claim 9 wherein one of said spaced stops has a pair of spaced stop surfaces thereon, said first stop being pivoted to said base plate and selectively engageable with said spaced stop surfaces.

11. A saw carriage comprising a base plate having a bearing surface mounted thereon, a slide oscillatably movably mounted on said bearing surface, means on said base plate for moving said slide, retaining means on said base plate for guiding and retaining said slide on said bearing surface, a support plate secured to said slide, a bracket secured to said support plate, a head assembly having a saw journalled thereon, said head assembly being mounted on said bracket and adjusting means for slidably moving said head assembly on said bracket, said head assembly including an inner plate, a guide on said inner plate slidably engaging said bracket, an anchor plate secured to said inner plate, an outer plate journalled on said inner plate, clamping means for securing said outer plate to said inner plate in selective rotational position relative thereto and a saw supporting bracket on said outer plate.

12. The combination of claim 11 wherein said inner plate has a lateral boss, said anchor plate having an aperture receiving said boss, said outer plate being rotatably journalled on said boss.

13. The combination of claim 11 wherein said clamping means comprises a clamping plate carried by said outer plate and embracing the peripheral edge of said anchor plate therebetween and means for causing frictional gripping enagement between said clamping plate and said outer plate on opposite sides of said anchor plate.

14. The combination of claim 13 including stop means carried by said outer plate for selective engagement with said guide for limiting rotational movement of said outer plate.

HORACE C. HENRY.

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